TIRANA, July 16 /ATA/ – Albania’s parliament on Thursday approved an extension of the mandate of the parliamentary committee on electoral reform until November 30, 2026, while the main opposition Democratic Party continued to boycott the plenary session.
The extension was approved with 78 votes in favour and two against.
The Democratic Party has been boycotting parliament, demanding that lawmakers debate a package of legal amendments proposed by anti-government protesters.
During the session, parliament also passed a series of government-backed bills, including legislation on agricultural warehouse receipts, the agricultural census, chemicals management, aquaculture and the protection of agricultural land.
Lawmakers ratified a 2025 technical cooperation agreement between Albania and Germany, approved a loan agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for the rehabilitation of the Tirana-Durrës railway and construction of its link to Tirana International Airport, and ratified the convention establishing the European Civil Aviation Conference Bureau.
Parliament also adopted amendments to the law on books, approved resolutions assessing the work of several independent institutions, including the Central Election Commission, the Bank of Albania and the National Institute of Statistics, INSTAT.
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